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Early Voting Begins in Albuquerque

To vote you'll need something with your name and picture on it, like a passport or drivers license.

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Updated: 5:23 AM MDT Sep 18, 2013

Early Voting Begins in Albuquerque

To vote you'll need something with your name and picture on it, like a passport or drivers license.

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Updated: 5:23 AM MDT Sep 18, 2013

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WEBVTT BUT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO CAST YOUR BALLOT WITHOUT SOME IMPORTANT ITEMS. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANGELA BRAUER IS LIVE THIS MORNING IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. MARISA -- THIS IS A BIG ELECTION YEAR FOR ALBUQERQUE. THERE IS A LOT TO CONSIDER ON THESE BALLOTS...INCLUDING SEVERAL BOND ISSUES, WHO YOU WANT ON CITY COUNCIL; AND OF COURSE, PERHAPS THE BIGGEST QUESTION: WHO DO YOU WANT AS MAYOR OF ALBUQUERQUE? "Clip 5 at :09 youre going to fold your ballot and put it in this little envelope" THERE ARE 21 DAYS LEFT FOR YOU TO THINK OF WHO YOU WANT TO LEAD THE DUKE CITY. "Clip 4 at :06 Be sure you sign it." SO FAR, NEARLY 3 THOUSAND ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS HAVE VOTED USING ABSENTEE BALLOTS... "Nat in clip 6 at :04-youre district number two" BUT STARTING TODAY, THOUSANDS MORE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY ELECTIONS. "1:39 people do it for whatever reason, they know theyre going to be busy on election day, it might rain on election day, they don't want to stand in line." REGARDLESS OF WHY YOU CHOOSE TO VOTE EARLY...CITY CLERK AMY BAILEY SAYS THERE ARE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW, BEFORE YOU HEAD TO THE POLLS. FIRST: "4:34 I cannot stress voter ID enough." TO VOTE - YOU'LL NEED SOMETHING WITH YOUR NAME AND PICTURE ON IT nat throw ID down WHETHER IT'S A PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE. "2:05 There are 12 early voting locations open" ALSO, YOU CAN GO TO ANY OF THE AVAILABLE POLL LOCATIONS...IT'S NOT DEPENDENT ON WHERE YOU LIVE. THOSE 12 POLLING SITES ARE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE, KOAT DOT COM... THEY'LL BE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 9 AM TO 6 PM. IF YOU PREFER TO VOTE FROM HOME AS AN ABSENTEE, YOU CAN STILL REGISTER TO DO THAT AS WELL. ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY OCTOBER 8TH. AB KOAT A7N MITM. PART OF AN A.P.S. BUILDING, FORCED TO

Early Voting Begins in Albuquerque

To vote you'll need something with your name and picture on it, like a passport or drivers license.